P.A.D.S.

HELP NEEDED FOR PADS MEALS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter)

Each Monday evening during the month of March, St. Joseph Parish will be providing a meal for PADS (shelter is located in the basement of the First Congregational Church, directly across the street from the Downers Grove Library). Approximately 90 homeless are served dinner, a safe nights’ sleep, breakfast the following morning and a brown bag lunch.

NEW THIS YEAR: Our site is now designated a“Family First Site”. This allows for families to enter the facility by 6:00 pm, in order to give children quiet t ime to do homework, play, etc.

Help is needed to provide either a specific food item for the dinner meal or assist in the kitchen during meal time. Church communities are also asked to provide food items used to prepare brown bag lunches for the next day, as well as breakfast foods for the following morning.

If you are willing to help, please call the contact assigned to each meal. We will be looking for entrees, salads, vegetables and desserts for each dinner; bulk lunch meat, bread, and fruit for the preparation of brown bag lunches; and bulk eggs, bread, bacon and cereal for each breakfast. As always, your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Contact:

March 7th
Turkey
Chick Briner
630-960-5072

March 14th
Lasagna
Margaret Wittman
630-963-5027

March 21st
Beef Sandwiches
Julie Correll
630-963-6922

March 28th
Meatloaf
Joanne Norgle
630-971-3789


HELP NEEDED FOR PADS NIGHT STAFF
St. Joseph Parish is also responsible for supplying Volunteers to staff this overnight shelter. If you are able to work on any of these Monday nights, please contact Deacon Frank Kozar at 630-964-0216 ext. 1107.

The following shifts are available:
9:00—11:00 pm
11:00 pm—3:00 am
3:00—7:00 am.

If you have never worked PADS overnight, be assured that you will be with scheduled with experienced people!

In conjunction with The First Congregational Church of Downers Grove UCC [Directions], which provides overnight shelter for the homeless on Monday evenings, October through April, St. Joseph Parish coordinates volunteers to work the shelter.

Contact person: Deacon Frank Kozar